Argos aims to raise £70,000 for Leukaemia Research
Howard Lake | 22 November 2007 | News
Argos is aiming to raise £70,000 this Christmas by selling glitter stars for its charity partner Leukaemia Research in its stores across Britain.
The stars are sparkly silver or festive red, and are offered for a suggested donation of £1 each.
The glitter stars are available in Argos stores across the UK and are part of the retailer’s fundraising activities for their charity partner, Leukaemia Research, the UK’s leading blood cancer charity.
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Argos are aiming to raise £400,000 by July 2008 for Leukaemia Research for research into blood cancers including leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and other lymphomas and myeloma. As well as picking up the glitter stars, customers can also tick the box on their Argos order form and donate 20p.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.